Modular ERP: Advantages And Disadvantages
Modular ERP systems have been around a long time. Many of the very first systems were modular and many of today’s systems still retain that quality. Back in the day there were accounting systems that often consisted of a general ledger module combined with accounts payable and accounts receivable. Inventory modules came along later. Those […]
ERP Licensing for the Digital Age
By: Christian Klein and Hala Zein Shaking up the software industry by changing decades-old models. SAP is shaking up the industry and raising the bar on software licensing practices by tackling ERP licensing for the digital age with new licensing practices, new rules of engagement for usage and compliance, and a new pricing model […]
IBM Security Services and ERP Maestro: Teaming Up to Effectively Address SAP User Access Security Risks
By: Britta Simms Do you know that 87 percent of Forbes 2000 companies use SAP, and 76 percent of the world’s transaction revenue is processed by SAP systems? With such large sums of money and critical business, personal and financial data at stake, it’s no wonder that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting SAP systems. But what […]
Eight milestones in the development of computers and home technology
By: Anmar Frangoul 1946 – ENIAC Developed by John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, or ENIAC, was built at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946. Described by the university as the “first general-purpose electronic computer,” ENIAC’s “operational characteristics” included memory and arithmetic. 1981 – IBM’s personal computer IBM […]
Google’s Former SVP of People Operations, Laszlo Bock, to Headline SuccessConnect 2018 in Berlin
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced Laszlo Bock, former senior vice president of People Operations at Google and CEO and cofounder of machine learning workplace startup Humu, will be a keynote speaker at SuccessConnect in Berlin, one of the top human resources (HR) events of the year, taking place June 18-20 at CityCube Berlin. Bock will present […]
Aptean Apprise ERP Streamlines High-Volume Direct-to-Consumer Shipping
Aptean, a leading global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific enterprise software solutions, has released a new version of Aptean Apprise ERP with enhancements that offer a more complete solution for consumer goods distributors in the high-volume, labor-intensive direct-to-consumer space. DynamicsFocus, LLC. is the leading source for rewarding mid-market, Cloud based ERP and CRM opportunities in North […]
Godlan, Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) ERP Specialist, Achieves Ranking on Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2017
Godlan, a manufacturing ERP software specialist (Infor CloudSuiteTM Industrial – SyteLine), Infor CPQ (Configure Price Quote) specialist and Infor Gold Channel Partner, announced today that they have achieved ranking on Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2017, a group of 100 organizations honored for their accomplishments in the field of mid-market financial software. Members of the VAR […]
Is Snapchat Following in Facebook’s Data Leak Footsteps?
By: Kurt Wagner Snapchat is building a way for people to use their Snapchat accounts to connect with third-party apps. The idea, in theory, would let Snapchat users grant outside companies access to their Snapchat data to help personalize other services. If that’s the case — and it looks like it is, based on these […]
How Washington is undermining the stock market’s highest-flying sector
by Craig Timberg, Thomas Heath and Tony Romm Wall Street pummeled leading technology stocks Monday amid fears that some of the nation’s most dynamic companies were facing political, regulatory and market challenges that could hinder the industry’s growth for months or years. President Trump’s ongoing attacks on Amazon.com, which he criticized in tweets over its […]
Hackers have taken down dozens of 911 centers. Why is it so hard to stop them?
By: Jon Schuppe When news broke last week of a hacking attack on Baltimore’s 911 system, Chad Howard felt a rush of nightmarish memories. Howard, the information technology manager for Henry County, Tennessee, faced a similar intrusion in June 2016, in one of the country’s first so-called ransomware attacks on a 911 call center. The […]